Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-11
er, impeding the movements and render
ing the walking ungainly and awkward.
The Household.

J 'HS iOhsenOiu.
DEAR KATE-Do you remember in N,
last the mention Of "a perfect treasurer
1t was most unfortunate BETRAYAL. b.
what code OF honor b woman iust1fies hel
approaches to another's cook do no
know, but this is not among the least sn
noying veXations bOuSekeepers encounter
OF course | know the laborer is worthy q
hire, but because one woman is sble
to pay mere for service than another
fails to justify the undetermined
measures so often:reSor!ed to to entics
domestic servants from their homes. 4
more fair and honorable course would be
10 see the employer and openly appeal tC
her sense of Justice regarding the en-
ploye. There is an old INJUNCTION in re
gard 10 covetoUsnesS that includes in It's
enumeration of prohibitions the covetina
OF thy neighbours servant, and yet this is
TOO often disrsgarded by those
wao claim to govera their lives
By the book that contains il.
The requirements which render the c'rl
desirable generally result from patient
/ teaching OF the part II the emuloy;r, ard
simple jdStic- requires that she should
reap some of the fruit OF her we5risoue
labor. There IS something radically
wrong in a state OF social intercourse
! where z woman dare rot breathe to AZ
other that she has good house service.
At present the Only redress seems to be
the "eye for an eye" Law, which ought 10
be repugnsHt to the genuine womln.
| The lessons Of experiences OF which |
spoke in my last letter have Gted me 10
meet such emergencies, but ny soul re-
! coils from the task Cf always teaching IN
the primary department. The first ap-
pl,caGt could cook, wash and iron, so she
said, and while rot elated over the pos
poet, these lessons being too recent to DC
forgotten, hoped for at least some re-
turn for the wages demanded. Yes
terday morning found the lady Of
/ color ready for business, and | ordered
/ s pain breakfast, leaving to her lis pre-
paration. Now, Theo is patient man,
| out half hours passed to hours and no
summons came from the breakfast room.
| Let me tell you, Kate, when the best of
! husbands begins TO walk the room, take
out his watch, % to the window and hum
softly, it is wifely wisdom TO interview
the cook. | descended to the kitchen TO
be met by mInglirg Of od0rs thSt, to
say the least of them, was not sppetiZing.
On opening the door / saw negro
man quietly sitting by the cook
stove enjoying his morning pipe,
after having had, as the
signs betrayed, his cup of coffee. "Dis Is
my ole man," was the explanation of his
presence, aud quietly submitted to the
inevitable, although not so set down in
the bGud. To my query, as breakfast
ready?" her cheerful fYes'em," seemed
encouraging, out not so her dtliber1t2
movement. To all things there is an end,
and it holds good in the cooking Of
breakfast, buI such an array! Shade Of
Epicurus, what could appease you? \
brolled steak, cooked en- Sriddle until il
resembIed l,ather in color and taste,
biscuit greasy With lard and yellow
with soda, and the coffee OH, She knew
it was good, fer she jlst let il "bile and
BILE The "bile and bile | readily be-
Iieved, for the wasting aroma had been
diffused over the entire house. ] kept
my courage and my temper, although
Theo's grave attempt at smile was such
& ghostly reminder Of cur common woe
that almost cried. A hasty parting st
the hall door, then l turned TO the work
in baud. With content rarely eGualed,
saw my sid-de camp com
fortably seated by the kitchen
stove, one of my pretty china cups
upon the hearth and the presiding genius
lingering over the steak. She quietly
looked in and said: al liked TO got too
much sody in desc briskit" l made no
comment; it WAS unnecessary and only
remarked: "When you have finished
will show you about washing the dishes"
| thought l heard: "She's mighty per
81 no 70 h
deches."
The Scotch have proverb that "wish-
es don't wash Dishes" and many house
keeper signs that this is true, for whether
you do it yourself or delegate it to en-
other, it is a burdensome duty. IL
this cese the boosted knowledge vas
what expected, end amounted TO utter
ignorance OF the necessity of preparing |
the dishes for Washing by thorough /
pilirg and sorting, good sup |
ply Il hot water end soap and two rans, !
one for washing sud the ether for rirs- |
Ing. l brou ut with HE IN ample supply !
Of good linen towels, fine for the glass |
ard silver and heavy for the ether ware |
Though disposed to be economical, do .
not believe it best to use rags fOr this |
Wornout table cloths /
and napkins are too valuable as old linen, |
besides leaving lint on the glass that Is
to remove.
was prepared to find the breakfast
service all thrown promiscuously in one
pan, but hardly for the box and snuff
stick that were in close proximity. Quietly
but persistently carried her my way in
the cleaning up, and succeeded in reduc-
ing to order the chaotic confusion.
Then preparation for dinner must
De made, which l deter
mined to supervise, the result
[ reserve for another letter, lest even
your patience fail. The bill Of fare will
De very plain, but as you request, | Will
add my way Of preparing the various
fishes YOUR FRIEND.
SOUP.
The bone was put on at once in ket-
lie of cold water, to be watched carefully,
md Just before it reached the boiling
,oint skinned thoroughly. This is the
!olden opportunity for clearing the
liquid. After boiling four hours, an hour
before serving, slicei turnips and pota-
oes were added. Just before taking off, I
alt, pepper and thickening of -four,
which was mixed smoothly in cold water !
nd stirred in, then some toasted bread {
ut in dice, and few sprigs of parsley !
we're put in the tureen and the hot soup
oured over them. I
ROAST BEEF. i
The chef at Delmonico's being asked {
that he regarded as the most difficult ]
in cookery, replied, "rere {
eef well done" The well doing is the S
IT. The roast weighed but six pounds, /
nd it was not put to baking until an t
our and half before dinner time. 1t q
'as carefully wip2d, not washed, and the :
lean cut side laid on hot pan over the
re, reversed and the other side treated .